CO KICKING. 



handling until he will submit to have the harness 

 thrown from quite a distance without having any 

 restraint upon him, and he makes no resistance. 

 Three or four lessons ought to break the habit, giv- 

 ing one lesson a day. 1 may add, that if the harness 

 is heavy or the weather cold, it should not be thrown 

 from too great a distance, nor with too much force. 



How to train a horse that is aggressive, and kicks 

 in the stall: In the first place you should have good 

 large stalls. Xarrow stalls are always an abomination. 

 They not only make it difficult to get around ' doubtful 

 horses, but they do not give the horse room to step 

 around, lie down and get up. Put the Pulley Breaking 

 Bridle on him, carry the cord back to the back part of 

 the stall. Do not let him know the bridle is on until 

 you are ready to use it. Come into the stable, take the 

 end of the cord in your hand, and say Get over ! If 

 he makes an attempt to kick you out, give him two or 

 three sharp jerks with the cord. Eepeat for a few times^ 

 going in until he learns that you are master. As he 

 submits, treat him kindly, as that will be very import- 

 ant in teaching the horse that the punishment was for 

 kicking. In order to break both sides of tha horse,, 

 you must carry the cord back on the opposite side of 

 him and treat it likewise. 



